Stephen R Cooper

US Patent:

20100281268, Nov 4, 2010

Filed:

Apr 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/433813

Inventors:

Charlton Barreto - Seattle WA, US
Robert D. Young - Kirkland WA, US
Stephen Cooper - Seattle WA, US
Jason Bluming - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06F 7/06
H04L 9/32
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/02

US Classification:

713182, 726 21, 345168, 707E17014, 707E17032

Abstract:

Methods and systems for personalizing an adaptive input device having a dynamically updateable display region are provided herein. One exemplary method includes sending an identity data query from a server to a computing device operatively coupled to an adaptive input device. The method further includes receiving identity data at the server from the computing device. The identity data includes one or more of a user identifier, a role identifier, a device identifier and a content identifier. The method further includes retrieving profile data from a profile storage module of the server, the profile data being based on the identity data, and the profile data including one or more of device-specific settings, application-specific settings, and user-specific settings for the adaptive input device. The method further includes sending the profile data to the computing device to update the visual appearance of the display region.

US Patent:

20120086815, Apr 12, 2012

Filed:

Oct 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/898774

Inventors:

Stephen C. Cooper - Seattle WA, US
Robert A. Farrow - Seattle WA, US
Kurt D. Wrisley - Mukilteo WA, US
Tolga Kilicli - Sammamish WA, US
Walid Ali - Sammamish WA, US
Shiwei Wang - Bellevue WA, US
Kevin J. Smith - Redmond WA, US
Kandarp Dinesh Jani - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/225
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

3482071, 709219, 348445, 348E0503

Abstract:

A device may generate a media stream to be shared with other users by building a media graph, comprising a series of interconnected processing units that perform various processing tasks. However, the time involved in generating the media graph may delay the initialization of the media stream, and adjusting properties of the media stream (such as resolution or codec) may result in an interruption of the media stream while a new media graph is built. Instead, a media graph cache may be provided to cache a set of media graphs, which may be interchangeably selected for rapid initialization and adjusting of media stream properties. The media component (e.g., a video camera) may also be configured to promote rapid adjustments to some media stream properties, while maintaining other properties (e.g., field of view and white balance) for a smooth transition between media stream property sets.

US Patent:

20160291683, Oct 6, 2016

Filed:

Apr 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/678144

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Daniel Joseph Dummer - Seattle WA, US
Wei Guo - Sammamish WA, US
Stephen Clifford Cooper - Seattle WA, US
Ceceli Ann Wilhelmi - Sammamish WA, US
Minsoo Kim - Issaquah WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/32
H02J 7/00
H01M 10/44

Abstract:

Techniques for battery management of a device having multiple batteries are described herein. In one or more implementations, management for increased battery reliability involves assessing a combination of factors that influence a control policy for multiple batteries in a battery system. Based on the assessment, values of control parameters for power management of the battery system are set to reflect a tradeoff between performance and reliability. Then, at least one of battery utilization or charge current distribution is controlled in dependence upon the values that are set. Control of the battery system can be based in part upon differences in cycle counts for multiple batteries of a battery system for a device, such that cycle counts of the multiple batteries are managed for improved reliability.

US Patent:

20140132714, May 15, 2014

Filed:

Oct 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/053388

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Raymond Xue - Issaquah WA, US
Thomas C. Oliver - Windsor CO, US
Stephen C. Cooper - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/232
H04N 13/02

US Classification:

348 43, 3482181, 348169

Abstract:

New systems and methods are hereby provided that inherently and naturally resolve the challenges of synthesizing coordinated inputs from multiple cameras. For example, a multi-sensor mediator may collect the input data from multiple sensors, and generate a composite signal that encodes the combined data from the different sensors. The multi-sensor mediator may then relay the composite signal to a sensor controller, as if the signal were coming from a single sensor. A computing device that receives the input from the sensor controller may then generate an output based on the composite signal, which may include processing the composite signal to combine the separate signals from the different sensors, such as to provide a stereo image output, for example. The multi-sensor mediator makes such an output possible by ensuring coordinated input and processing of the input from the multiple sensors, for example.